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BUS 300 : Business Communication for Professionals

Prerequisites: Upper division standing; COMM 150, ENG 214 with grade of C- or better; majors only.
Description: Written and oral fundamentals of business communication; hands-on experience creating common formats of written and oral communication at the standard expected of business professionals; ethical and legal implications of business communication. (Plus-minus ABC/NC grading only.)
Units: 3

BUS 300 GW : Business Communication for Professionals - GWAR

Prerequisites: Upper division standing; COMM 150, ENG 214 with grade of C- or better; majors only.
Description: Written and oral fundamentals of business communication; hands-on experience creating common formats of written and oral communication at the standard expected of business professionals; ethical and legal implications of business communication. (ABC/NC grading only)
Units: 3

BUS 320 : Legal Aspects of Business Transactions

Prerequisites: BUS/ENG 214 recommended.
Description: Rights and obligations arising out of common business transactions such as contracts, agency, employment, business organizations, and negotiable instruments. Consideration of the law related to investors, including securities law and the professional and legal responsibilities of accountants.
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Fall 2012

BUS 360 : Business Communication

Prerequisites: COMM 150 and ENG 214 or equivalent with grades of C- or better and upper division standing. Enrollment priority for Business majors.
Description: Written and oral communication including theory, business writing, oral reports, problem-solving, data analysis, use of visual aids in communication, and ethical/legal issues.
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Fall 2012

BUS 440 : Ethics at Work II: Business

Prerequisites: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Description: Ethical theory in the business enterprise from a variety of perspectives. Role of work, co-workers, superiors, and environment.
General Education:
  • Segment III Cluster - Ethics for the Contemporary World
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Fall 2012

BUS 450 : Greening of Business

Prerequisites: ENG 214, COMM 150.
Description: Impact of business firms on the natural environment; forces driving businesses to become environmentally sustainable and types of approaches businesses are taking to respond to environmental issues.
General Education:
  • Segment III Cluster - Preservation of a Livable Environment
  • Segment III Cluster - Exploring the Future: Next 20 Years
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Spring 2012

BUS 682 : Seminar in the Environment of Business

Prerequisites: MGMT 405 and BUS 360 with grades of C- or better and upper division standing.
Description: Evolution of business and its interaction with the political, legal, social, and ethical environments. Effects of environment upon managing the business enterprise.
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Fall 2012

BUS 690 : Seminar in Business Policy and Strategic Management

Prerequisites: Grade of C- or better in BUS 360, FIN 350, DS 412, MKTG 431, MGMT 405, ISYS 363 (ACCT 307); and upper division standing.
Description: Capstone seminar in business policy and strategic management. Case studies provide background for organizational and functional problems. Emphasizes international environment. Solutions (oral and written) include implementation and methods of quantifiable evaluations.
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Fall 2012

BUS 699 : Independent Study

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor, adviser, and department chair.
Description: Intensive problem analysis under the direction of a business faculty member. Open only to upper division students who have demonstrated ability to do independent work. [CSL may be available; consult index for page reference.]
Units: 1-3

BUS 714 : Elements of Business Writing

Prerequisites: Classified graduate status in business.
Description: For students who do not meet minimum written English proficiency. Integrated basic writing skills with principles of business writing and organizational communication. May not be used to meet master's degree ATC requirements. (CR/NC grading only.)
Units: 3

BUS 776 : Data Analysis for Managers

Prerequisites: Classified graduate status in business.
Description: Spreadsheet-based statistical tools to support decision making in operations, finance, marketing; graphical and descriptive tools for data analysis, correlation, regression, estimation, probability distributions, hypothesis testing. (Plus-minus letter grade only.)
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Fall 2012

BUS 780 : Financial Accounting

Prerequisites: Passing mathematics proficiency test or DS 710. Enrollment priority for graduate students in business, and computing and business.
Description: Survey of financial accounting including relevant standards and concepts. Preparation and use of financial statements; measurement and reporting of financial information to external parties.
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Fall 2012

BUS 781 : Managerial Accounting

Prerequisites: BUS 780 (may be taken concurrently with approval of instructor). Enrollment priority for graduate students in business, and computing and business.
Description: Survey of managerial accounting including concepts and techniques. Preparation and use of financial and non-financial information in managerial planning, decisions making and performance measurement.
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Spring 2012

BUS 782 : Information Systems for Management

Prerequisites: Enrollment priority for graduate students in business, and computing and business.
Description: Information systems and their use in business management. Information technology for managers, role of different types of information systems in businesses, common information systems, problem solving, and application development.
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Fall 2012

BUS 783 : Economics for Managers

Prerequisites: DS 510 or equivalent mathematical literacy; ECON 100 and ECON 101 or equivalent economics literacy. Enrollment priority for graduate students in business, and computing and business.
Description: Macroeconomic and microeconomic environments within which businesses operate. Applications of intermediate level economic theory to business operations and management decisions on a local, national, and multinational basis.
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Fall 2012

BUS 784 : The Political, Social, and Legal Environment of Business

Prerequisites: Enrollment priority for graduate students in business, and computing and business.
Description: Contemporary social, political, and legal issues that demonstrate the mutual impacts of economic and non-economic institutions both here and abroad.
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Fall 2012

BUS 785 : Financial Management

Prerequisites: BUS 780, DS 510 and DS 712. Enrollment priority for graduate students in business, and computing and business.
Description: Using valuation as the theme, the course covers the conceptual, analytical, and institutional aspects of financial decision making. Specific topics include valuation models, required rate of return, modern portfolio theory, factor models, capital structure and budgeting, financial and real options.
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Fall 2012

BUS 786 : Operations Analysis

Prerequisites: BUS 776 and BUS 782.
Description: Production managment and control with related computer applications: production and distribution planning, inventory control, and demand forecasting. Quantitative analysis. (Plus-minus letter grade only.)
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Fall 2012

BUS 787 : Marketing Management

Prerequisites: BUS 783. Enrollment priority for graduate students in business, and computing and business.
Description: Introduction to basic marketing concepts, principles, theories and techniques.
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Fall 2012

BUS 788 : Management Principles and Organizational Behavior

Prerequisites: Enrollment priority for graduate students in business, and computing and business.
Description: Management, organization theory, and behavioral analysis applied to conventional management problems in domestic and international environments. [CSL may be available; consult index for page reference.]
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Fall 2012

BUS 857 : Business Management, Ecology, and Environmental Leadership

Prerequisites: None
Description: Impact of business organizations on the natural environment. Approaches to effectively respond to environmental issues.
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Spring 2012

BUS 859 : International Business Negotiating

Prerequisites: Six units in SF State graduate program.
Description: Development of intercultural negotiating skills through cases involving protagonists, organizational contexts, and situations. (Cross listed with IBUS 859. May not be repeated under alternate prefix.)
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Fall 2012

BUS 867 : Graduate Internship in Business

Prerequisites: BUS 700 series, consent of instructor, and an internship in business.
Description: Analysis of actual experience in a business field. Organization and operation evaluated with respect to management theories. Individual study and conferences with instructor. May be repeated once for a total of 2 units.
Units: 1
Latest Offering: Fall 2012

BUS 881 : Financial and Managerial Accounting

Prerequisites: Classified graduate status; admission to off-campus M.B.A.
Description: Preparation and use of corporate financial and managerial accounting information. Measurement and reporting of financial statements. Use of managerial accounting information in planning, control, decision making, and cost management.
Units: 4

BUS 882 : Seminar in Advanced Computer Applications and Information Systems for Management

Prerequisites: Admission to off-campus M.B.A. program and elementary calculus.
Description: Information systems architectures and internet/intranet sites in information technology (IT) strategy, N-tier IT solutions development tools, and project management methodology for IT solutions. In-depth treatment of IT solution specifications, IT architecture development, IT development tools, and IT infrastructure.
Units: 4

BUS 883 : Economics for Managers

Prerequisites: None
Description: Micro- and macroeconomic analysis for business decisions. Numerical, geometric, and essay applications of intermediate-level economic theory to business operations and management decisions on a local, national, and global basis.
Units: 4

BUS 884 : The Political, Social, and Legal Environment of Business

Prerequisites: None
Description: Role and impact of business in society. Contemporary social, political, legal, and ethical issues that demonstrate mutual impact of economic and non-economic institutions both domestically and abroad.
Units: 3

BUS 885 : Corporate Financial Management

Prerequisites: BUS 881, BUS 886; admission to off-campus M.B.A.
Description: Financial management. Corporate finance: financial statement analysis, valuation, capital budgeting, capital structures, dividend policy, and risk management.
Units: 4

BUS 886 : Seminar in Statistics and Operations Analysis

Prerequisites: Admission to off-campus M.B.A. program and elementary calculus.
Description: Operations planning and control and related computer applications. Elements of probability and statistics, quality management, inventory control, project management, and demand forecasting. Quantitative analysis and computer applications.
Units: 4

BUS 887 : Strategic Marketing Management

Prerequisites: Classified graduate status; admission to off-campus M.B.A.
Description: Strategic marketing management: the development, evaluation and implementation of marketing plans for product-markets. Strategic decisions, decisions which have a long-term impact on the organization.
Units: 4

BUS 888 : Managing Organizational Change

Prerequisites: None
Description: How organizations evolve, how they are structured and designed, and how they function. Provides a basis for the application of practical models to increase organizational effectiveness. Diagnosis of organizational problems, management of change, and influence on organizational structure.
Units: 4

BUS 890 : Culminating Experience in Strategic Management

Prerequisites: Advancement to candidacy.
Description: Case study analysis as a culminating experience option in fulfillment of the requirements for the master's degree. Strategy formulation, implementation, techniques and decision-making in the context of the economic, social, political and competitive global environment.
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Fall 2012

BUS 895 : Research Project in Business

Prerequisites: Minimum 12 units of 800-level business course and approval of Business graduate office.
Description: Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration. (Plus-minus letter grade only.)
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Fall 2012

BUS 898 : Master's Thesis

Prerequisites: Minimum 12 units at the 800 level and approval of Business graduate studies office.
Description: Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration.
Units: 3
Latest Offering: Fall 2012

BUS 899 : Independent Study

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor, adviser, and department chair.
Description: Intensive study of a particular problem under the direction of a business faculty member. Open only to graduate students of demonstrated ability to do independent work. [CSL may be available; consult index for page reference.]
Units: 1-3
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